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Paula M. O’Connor

Teagasc - The Irish Agriculture and Food Development AuthorityORCID 0000-0001-6462-2077Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1

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MicrobiologyInternational Journal of Food MicrobiologyPeer-reviewedAug 22, 2026

Putative Herbicolin A, an antifungal lipopeptide produced by Pantoea agglomerans APC 4211 is a promising biocontrol agent against food spoilage fungi

Eleni Kamilari, Paula M. O’Connor, F. Jerry Reen…·R. Paul Ross

This paper identifies herbicolin A, an antifungal lipopeptide from Pantoea agglomerans, as a promising natural biocontrol agent with low cytotoxicity and stability against food spoilage fungi.

DOI 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2026.112014

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Molecular BiologybioRxivPreprintApr 5, 2020

Validation of a Lysis Buffer Containing 4 M Guanidinium Thiocyanate (GITC)/ Triton X-100 for Extraction of SARS-CoV-2 RNA for COVID-19 Testing: Comparison of Formulated Lysis Buffers Containing 4 to 6 M GITC, Roche External Lysis Buffer and Qiagen RTL Lysis Buffer

Martina F. Scallan, Catherine Dempsey, John A. MacSharry…·Brigid Lucey

The paper validates a 4M GITC/Triton X-100 lysis buffer for SARS-CoV-2 RNA extraction, showing comparable results to commercial reagents during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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